>> bp and the government have been looking out for the fisherman. >> the first day for a presidential commission was a loss one -- was a rough one. >> we are going to do this right. we will do the right thing as best we can. i know that we have made mistakes along the way. >> cutting off the lead today huge step forward today. officials will finally know if they can stop the floor -- of the flow. meanwhile, and new oil collection vessel is starting to take in as much as 1 million gallons of crude a day. the obama administration is issuing another moratorium on offshore drilling after previous

attempts were thrown out in court. >> it is imperative that we have a sense of what happened before we continue to do this again. >> if it were to happen again, the federal prosecutor says that he is not afraid to find those responsible or even put them in jail. if companies followed the rules and do not make misrepresentations and false statements, they have nothing to fear, but if they do, we are going to jump on violations. >> the first lady is visiting the gulf coast today. more than 100,000 people have filed claims with bp so far and less than half of those have been paid. >> the smithsonian national zoo is sending four veterinarians to help wildlife in florida. we have some breaking news

coming in. fire crews are on the scene of an electrical fire. this is at the metro station. it is supposed to be associated with the escalators. this morning, those escalators were not working and they were shut off. the station is open, but customers are told to use the other entrance. >> we have breaking news for police are still on the scene of a barricade situation. it is going on right now at the 7000 what of for washington. a 48-year-old man barricaded himself inside an empty bus and he is accused of forcing a woman to try to an atm worry tried to rob her. something went wrong and he fled to a bus that was parked nearby. the woman was not hurt and roads in the area are closed. we are continuing to follow breaking news from new mexico tonight. three people are dead and four others are injured after a

gunman opened fire inside an albuquerque office building. the shooting appears to involve a 37-year-old man that was looking for his girlfriend. the gunman is identified as a former employee. the police chief says there was one previous domestic violence call involving the gunman. >> they gathered to watch the world cup and celebrate, and it turned deadly. 74 people are dead, including one american. and maryland teenager was hurt in the blast. we are live with developments. >> a 16-year-old was among the more seriously injured. she was part of a church group watching the world cup when the blast erupted. victims of the terror attack are struggling to understand how a night of triumph ended in tragedy.

the target was a popular ethiopian restaurant and a crowded sports field. among the dead are a 25-year-old american. at least six other americans were injured, including a 16- year-old from maryland. she and her grandmother planned to return to maryland tomorrow. the girl was in the restaurant in the blast occurred and now she is in a hospital in johannesburg. a 32-year-old man who is recovering in hospital. >> at the beginning of the second. there was this big explosion. most of the victims were

ugandan. >> they did not do this for nothing. >> the obama administration has condemned the attack and a spokesperson said that an fbi team is on the ground and it has pledged its support as the investigation continues. >> members of congress are back at work after the july 4 break and have a long list of things to do. democrats hope to find the 60 votes needed to push through regulations for wall street and they hope to extend benefits for the long-term unemployed. the senate still needs to vote on the confirmation of elena kagan. the republican was and i work today.

that is where he said he would make a decision early next year. the 67-year-old told the i will crowd that president obama would be a one-term president. more americans are seeing a drop in their credit scores. >> the project to restore the crumbling wall around the part is causing headaches on the busiest roadway for months. >> a new edition could be coming to reagan national airport. >> beneficial rain is what we will receive. we will check out the 74 cast as look inside a more than

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>> more than a quarter of americans have credit scores that could keep them from getting loans or mortgages. that is because of tightened lending standards. restricted credit access is one reason for the slow economic recovery. the number of consumers the score 800 of above has increased. >> northrop grumman has chosen the site of their new harm in fairfax county.

they will move to a building on fairview park drive in falls church. the new headquarters will bring jobs to virginia and over the next 10 years, $30 million in government revenue. >> guess who is coming to town. a statue of president ronald reagan could be coming to the airport that bears his name. the bronze statue to be put in the land in front of terminal a. it could be in place by next fall. >> construction worker could mean big traffic problems and that is not the only thing contributing to the problem. >> more rain is on the way. doug will be back with the forecast. >> we will take you onto the ice with the washington capitals. they say you do not get a second chance to make a first impression. the wizards play again tonight. i have the latest.

>> these days, there is double trouble. >> a water main caused big traffic problems. we have more about that.

>> it may not look like it, but there are big problems with that century old wall behind me. it needs to be fixed. add that to other traffic problems on this busy road, it spells headaches. >> expect traffic on 16th street to get even more challenging. kreuz -- crews are about to be joined by others to fix a retaining wall round apart. >> they should clean up the part before the cleanup the wall. >> the wall is 96 years old. anyone would expect that there would be some shifting of the wall. >> the have to stabilize it before it starts to shift and fall onto 16th street. one northbound lane will disappear.

motorists will have to navigate by the two middle lanes closed down for the water main repairs. >> this will be a catastrophe. three months will be a big problem. >> of the work on the park wall will go on for months. >> you can clearly see how time has taken its toll on the wall. it has deteriorated over the years. it is due for a face lift. >> this is a cultural and historical part of washington and it is our responsibility to make sure that it does not deteriorate any further. >> this million dollar project is a to start later on this weekend it will go on until thanksgiving. >> it is not a bad day to be working outside. >> warm temperatures are coming

back. it will be in the mid-90s by thursday or friday. let's start with a little bit of rain that we need. we have had a few areas of the set rainfall. we will have more chances of showers tomorrow and wednesday. these are the locations. these are showers and heavy downpours that are moving up the eastern sections of frederick county and southern carroll county. lighter amounts of rain to the south. this is pretty much it. temperatures around the area remain cool. in quantico, they pick up eight tenths of an inch of rain. 6500 m -- 6500 tents --

87 is the high temperature for reagan national. we have one-tenth of an inch of rain here. it is still a tear in frederick. now we will stay in the 70's. we will see our temperatures rise as this cool air looks interesting, but it will not make it in here. we will be in the upper 80s tomorrow. we will be in the mid-90s on thursday and friday. more storms along the north coast. we may have an isolated shower this evening, but tomorrow, we will be right back into it. this fires up the showers and storms and some could be severe.

there could be one or 2 inches of rain. here is your express' for tuesday. there are lots of clouds with 87 as a high with a chance of showers and storms. over the next seven days, by wednesday, there is a chance of showers and storms. by the weekend, the low 90s with isolated thunderstorms. >> the story of a sports minute. >> and we may have more reasons to get more excited about the wizards. >> i am excited already. >> when did we start with the wizards in the middle of july?

>> , they will played the clippers tonight. this is only this summer league, but he had his way. next season, his role will be that of facilitator. john wall had his sensational debut last night. there is a rookie showcased. the caps have been a contender with younger players. during this camp, the guy that would make it right out of the day is marked as johansson. >> he carries himself lucky as a good player. he is a better skater, but he is big in the back. he can control the puck and he

is hard to knock off the puck. >> you can tell that bruce laws this kit. >> and the nationals are below 513.5 games behind atlanta. that is not what was expected after a good start for the season. the batting average is up, and he had the attention of the entire baseball world and brian zimmerman is supposed to be the base of the team, but instead of getting better, the nationals have won only 19 of their last 54 ballgames. >> we have been one to get to the point where we are not satisfied with progress. we need to regroup after the break and play good on the road. >> when the all-star break arrives, they will start in the american league. tonight, it is the home run

derby. if you want strategy, let's go to one of tonight's favorites who gives you his complicated game plan. my game plan is to go deep. left field, right field, go do. >> he will play with justin roads. this tournament is wide open. >> jose canseco step into the ring with a 60-year-old trainer from the university of arkansas. he got his butt kicked. 1 cent said that if he saw two guys on the street fighting like that, he would not even stop. jose canseco, down and out. >> a 60 year-old beat him. >> he needs a vacation, badly.

>> sarah palin's political council is back in action. >> her committee has aggressively stepped up its fund raising according to a financial report. her committee has built a strong political platform and has put more than $1 million in the bank of the end of this quarter. most significant are the $330,000 the committee spent on fund raising costs. $330,000 the committee spent on fund raising costs.

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paul the german octopus is retired. he predicted all of the moral cup games correctly and then he went on to correct -- to predict

that spain would win the world cup. he got his own gold cup and the german aquarium that he calls home said that he is officially out of the business. he will go back to simply entertaining aquarium visitors. >> he looks a little tired after all about work. >> that is calamari, just waiting. >> a couple of showers have moved off to carroll county and a few showers across the bay. the next seven days will see showers and storms and warmer tomorrow with a 30 percent chance of showers and storms as we hit 90 degrees on wednesday. >> that will to it for us. abc world news is coming up

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